Big change at Puri Jagannath Temple | Managing committee to be overhauled in a week, says minister

Bhubaneswar, 15/8: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Friday said the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC), which oversees the functioning of the 12th-century shrine in Puri, would be reconstituted within a week. Speaking to reporters after hoisting the tricolour in Puri, he said this would pave the way for the long-pending inventory of the…

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Major attack on Independence Day thwarted in Tripura as police arrest 2 with explosives

Agartala, 15/8: A major attack on Independence Day was thwarted in Tripura as two persons were arrested with explosives, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Vanghmun in North Tripura on Thursday evening, they said. Two suspected members of the Tripura United National Force (TUNF), a newly-formed outfit, were…

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PM Modi breaks Indira Gandhi’s record with 12 consecutive Independence Day speeches

New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke Indira Gandhi’s record by delivering 12 consecutive speeches from the ramparts of Red Fort to stand next only to Jawaharlal Nehru who delivered 17 Independence Day addresses in a row. Indira Gandhi held the office between January 1966 and March 1977, and then between January…

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Tariffs on India over Russian oil prompted Moscow to seek talks with US: Trump

New York/Washington, 15/8: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the tariffs imposed on India for purchasing oil from Russia have influenced Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting with Washington, as the country was losing its “second largest customer. The comments come ahead of Trump’s high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Friday…

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Allegations of death of youth after consuming filariasis medicine: Road blockade in protest

SUBARNAPUR-14/8:Alleging that a youth named Amit Rana (23) of Bikalpali village under Uphula Gram Panchayat of Birmaharajpur police station in Subarnapur district died after consuming filariasis medicine, his family and villagers have blocked the road at Kanpur Chhak on the Sonepur-Birmaharajpur main road. As a result, traffic is disrupted and hundreds of vehicles are seen…

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At least 40 killed, 120 injured as cloudburst wreaks havoc in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar

Srinagar, 14/8: At least 40 people, including two CISF jawans, were killed and over 120 injured after a massive cloudburst struck Chositi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon, unleashing flash floods and large-scale destruction along the Machail Mata Yatra route, officials said. More than 200 people are still missing as rescuers…

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